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13-745: Fang was born in 1885 in Shou County , Lu'an , Anhui province, in the late Qing dynasty . Fang took part in the Xinhai Revolution of 1911 and joined the revolutionary New Army in Shanghai . However, after the defeat of Sun Yat-sen in his revolt against Yuan Shikai , Fang went into exile in Japan , becoming a member of the Chinese Revolutionary Party . In 1918, he returned to China per Sun's orders as commander of

26-683: A battalion in Sun's rival government in Guangdong and, in 1921, relocated to Shanghai as a member of the inner circle of the new Kuomintang government. However, the new Chinese government was soon rent with factionalism, and Fang sided with the northern Beiyang Government and eventually served in the Fengtian clique army under Zhang Zongchang until 1925, when he went over to the Nationalist army of General Feng Yuxiang . He rose to be commander of

39-647: A result it is a very productive agricultural region. Main products of this area include rice, wheat and cotton. Currently Shou County is a focal point of a national project to increase production of agricultural goods. Zhengyang Pass , located on the Wai River , is a major point of transportation and goods distribution in Anhui. This Lu'an location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . King You of Chu King You of Chu ( Chinese : 楚幽王 ; pinyin : Chǔ Yōu Wáng , died 228 BC)

52-565: Is Shouchun . Shou, formerly known as Shouchun ( 壽春 ) and Shouyang ( 壽陽 ), was the last capital of the State of Chu from 241 BCE, after the Chu royal court fled in advance of the sack of the previous capital Chen ( 陳 ), by the growing power of the kingdom of Qin , on its way to imperial ascendency . King You of Chu was buried in Shou County, though his tomb was destroyed by warlords in

65-475: The Huai River . It is the southernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Huainan . Its population is 1,280,000 and its area is 2,986 km (1,153 sq mi). It is a National Cultural and Historical City. The jurisdiction of Shou County was transfer from Lu'an to Huainan. Shou County has jurisdiction over 17 towns, 7 townships and 1 ethnic township. The seat of Shou County

78-746: The 1930s. From the time of the Qin dynasty to the Three Kingdoms period , the county fell under the jurisdiction of Jiujiang Commandery ( 九江郡 ). It was also the site of the crowning of Yuan Shu during the Three Kingdoms. During the Jin dynasty , the Battle of Fei River also occurred within the borders of Shou. Shou became renowned throughout China for its pottery during the Sui and Tang dynasties. Shou

91-681: The 3rd Army, and later of the 4th Army Group, as well as commander of Jinan garrison before receiving the post of chairman of the government of Anhui province in 1929. Due to his dissatisfaction with Chiang Kai-shek , he was detained and removed from office in October 1929. Following the Japanese invasion of Jehol in February 1933, Fang joined the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Movement. He organized

104-799: The Chahar People’s Anti-Japanese Army was eventually beaten back by the Imperial Japanese Army and dispersed by the forces of Chiang Kai-shek, who still wished to reach an agreement with Japan and make war on the Communist Party and its Red Army . Living in Guilin for a time, Fang had to move to Hong Kong in 1939 under threat by the Kuomintang . He left when the Japanese occupied Hong Kong in 1941 but

117-642: The Movement's forces in China and led them north to confront the Japanese. On May 26, Fang united with Feng Yuxiang at Zhangjiakou and organized the Chahar People's Anti-Japanese Army Alliance, being its commander of the North Route, fighting against Japanese in the east of Chahar province. The army had some success, capturing Duolun for a time from the Japanese and their collaborators. However,

130-427: The states of Qin and Wei united to attack Chu but suffered a defeat. In March 228 BCE, King You of Chu died and was succeeded by his younger brother Xiong You, who would later be styled King Ai of Chu . It is rumoured that King You of Chu was actually the illegitimate son of Lord Chunshen . In the 1930s his tomb at Shou County , Anhui Province was destroyed by warlords, and many artifacts were dispersed, but

143-534: Was assassinated by Kuomintang agents on his way back to Guangdong with crowds of refugees in December 1941, near Zhongshan , in Guangdong Province. Shou County Shou County or Shouxian ( simplified Chinese : 寿县 ; traditional Chinese : 壽縣 ; pinyin : Shòu Xiàn ) is a county in the north-central part of Anhui Province, China, and is located on the southern (right) bank of

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156-715: Was besieged during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period . The county also produced many well-known officials during the Song dynasty , including multiple Prime Ministers and ministers. During the Taiping Rebellion in the later years of the Qing dynasty , Chen Yucheng was captured in Shou. In the present, Shou County has 22 towns, 2 townships and 1 ethnic township. Shou County is crisscrossed with rivers, and as

169-399: Was from 237 to 228 BC the king of the state of Chu during the late Warring States period of ancient China. He was born Xiong Han ( Chinese : 熊悍 ) and King You was his posthumous title . He succeeded his father King Kaolie of Chu and during his reign You's maternal uncle Li Yuan ( 李园 ) served as prime minister. In 235 BCE, after an attack on the State of Zhao , troops from

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